swat a gnat
gnat 在英式英语中也可指蚊子,在美式英语中通常指蠓、蚋等会叮人的小飞虫。
I swatted a gnat on my leg.
我拍打腿上的一只蠓虫。
蠓;蚋;小咬
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蠓;蚋;小咬
a small biting fly, such as a midge, black fly, or sand fly
I swatted a gnat on my leg.
我拍打腿上的一只蠓虫。
双翅目昆虫中的任何一种小昆虫,特别是指长角亚目。
Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
The evening air was full of tiny gnats, so we stayed inside.
傍晚的空气里满是小蠓虫,所以我们待在屋里。
A single gnat flew into my drink at the picnic.
野餐时,一只小蠓虫飞进了我的饮料。
We could not sleep because gnats kept buzzing around our faces.
我们无法入睡,因为蠓虫一直在我们脸旁嗡嗡飞。
gnat 在英式英语中也可指蚊子,在美式英语中通常指蠓、蚋等会叮人的小飞虫。
I swatted a gnat on my leg.
我拍打腿上的一只蠓虫。
A swarm of gnats was buzzing near the pond.
一群蠓虫在池塘边嗡嗡地飞。
We were bitten by gnats during the hike.
我们在徒步时被蠓虫咬了。
Not this
There is gnat in my soup.
Use this
There is a gnat in my soup.
中文没有冠词,但英语中可数名词单数前需要不定冠词 a/an;gnat 是可数名词,所以必须说 a gnat。
Not this
I was bitten by a nat.
Use this
I was bitten by a gnat.
gnat 中的 g 不发音,学习者容易漏写;正确拼写为 gnat,而不是 nat。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蠓虫叮咬
Gnat bites can be more irritating than mosquito bites.
蠓虫叮咬可能比蚊子叮咬更让人烦。
蠓虫群
A gnat swarm hovered over the riverbank.
一群蠓虫在河岸上空盘旋。
驱蠓剂
We bought a natural gnat repellent for the summer.
我们买了一种天然的驱蠓剂来过夏天。
蠓虫侵扰
The damp weather caused a gnat infestation in the garden.
潮湿的天气导致花园里蠓虫泛滥。
捕蠓器
You can make a simple gnat trap with apple cider vinegar.
你可以用苹果醋做一个简单的捕蠓器。
拘泥小节,忽略大事
He tends to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, obsessing over tiny details while ignoring the major issue.
他往往拘泥小节、忽略大事,对细枝末节斤斤计较,却忽视了主要问题。
你们这瞎眼领路的,蠓虫你们就滤出来,骆驼你们倒吞下去。
This famous Bible line — 'ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel' — criticizes those who focus on tiny unimportant details while ignoring huge problems, and 'gnat' here means a tiny annoying fly.
这句《圣经》名言——‘你们这瞎眼领路的,蠓虫你们就滤出来,骆驼你们倒吞下去’——批评那些只关注琐碎小事而忽视重大问题的人;这里的 gnat 指一种很小的飞虫。
Use gnat naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
g不发音,gnat读/næt/。想象一只小飞虫夜里‘那特’一声叮了你,它就是gnat小咬蠓虫。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、描述户外小飞虫 gnat 是中性常用词,日常谈话和一般书面语中都能用;在美国通常指蠓类等小飞虫,在英国也常指蚊子,具体含义要看上下文。
英式英语中,gnat 也可指蚊子。
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